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<v Speaker 1>Today on Daily Hope with Pastor Rick Warren, we continue

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<v Speaker 1>in our riveting journey through the series The Invisible War.

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<v Speaker 1>In it will explore the unseen world of good and

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<v Speaker 1>evil and see how it impacts our day to day existence.

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<v Speaker 1>Join us for eye opening biblical insights into the spiritual

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<v Speaker 1>dimensions that influence our lives in ways we never imagined.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with part two of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called why is life in this world so hard?

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<v Speaker 2>Number two? The second damage that it's done is physical

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<v Speaker 2>decay and death. Physical decay and death. Now, there was

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<v Speaker 2>no death on this planet until Sin entered the world.

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<v Speaker 2>There was no decay on this planet. Until Sin entered

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<v Speaker 2>the world. It was perfect, it was paradise. But now

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<v Speaker 2>because Sin is ented the world, there is decay and death.

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<v Speaker 2>And Ecclesiastes chapter eight says no one can control the

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<v Speaker 2>wind or stop his own death. Now we know that

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<v Speaker 2>death is inevitable, but we sure try to stop it,

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<v Speaker 2>and we go to great links to postpone the decay too,

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<v Speaker 2>oil of olay, lotions and potions and makeup and botox

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<v Speaker 2>and surgeries. What are we trying to do to delay

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<v Speaker 2>the decay? That's what we're trying to do delay the decay.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you're gonna die one day. I'm sorry you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to But actually i'll tell you in a minute why

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<v Speaker 2>that's good news, because you don't want to live on

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<v Speaker 2>an imperfect planet. But in the meantime, I hate tell

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<v Speaker 2>you this. You are declining. Okay, you are declining. It's

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<v Speaker 2>called aging. The Bible says on two Corinthians, chapter four,

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<v Speaker 2>our physical body is becoming older and weaker. Would any

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<v Speaker 2>of you like to give a testimony on this verse

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<v Speaker 2>a personal life experience? The fact is, you know, over time,

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<v Speaker 2>parts of your body start the sag. Many of us men,

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<v Speaker 2>we get furniture problems, Our chest drops into our drawers.

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<v Speaker 2>Many of you. Your teeth shine like stars, they come

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<v Speaker 2>out at night. Okay, Now here's how you know if

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<v Speaker 2>you're aging, if you're getting older. When you have to

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<v Speaker 2>bend over to pick something up, you go, is there

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<v Speaker 2>anything else I can do while I'm down here? You

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to waste the effort? Okay, Okay. The truth

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<v Speaker 2>is we all are aging. By the way, guys, just

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<v Speaker 2>give you a little tip as a husband. When a

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<v Speaker 2>woman tells you her age, always always act surprised. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>just a little tip, give you a little good help.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, for you guys, when you men,

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<v Speaker 2>don't tell people you're over the hill, say I'm playing

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<v Speaker 2>the back nine. Okay, that's what you're doing. I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>playing the back nine. All right, that's what I'm doing. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Solomon is so brutally honest about decay and death and

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<v Speaker 2>how we are all aging. It's actually comical. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>read you this passage out of Ecclesiastes. Here on the screen,

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<v Speaker 2>he's defining aging. He says, your limbs will tremble with age,

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<v Speaker 2>and your strong legs will grow weak. Your teeth will

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<v Speaker 2>be too few to do their work, and you'll be

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<v Speaker 2>blind too. And when your teeth are gone, keep your

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<v Speaker 2>lips tightly closed when you eat. Just let advice for

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<v Speaker 2>those of you living in rest homes. All right, okay, Now,

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<v Speaker 2>even the chirping of birds will wake you up. It

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<v Speaker 2>just it all irritates you. You're so sensitive, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know you can't get to sleep. But you yourself will

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<v Speaker 2>be death and tuneless with a quavering voice. And then

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<v Speaker 2>it says you'll be white haired and withered, dragging along

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<v Speaker 2>without any sexual desire. You'll be standing at death's door,

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<v Speaker 2>and as you near your everlasting home, the mourners will

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<v Speaker 2>walk along the streets. Thank you everybody. That's the end

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<v Speaker 2>of my sermon today. God bless you. Glad you came, Hope,

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<v Speaker 2>that was a real inspiration. Really cheered you up for

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<v Speaker 2>the week. Okay, really gave you a lot of input.

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<v Speaker 2>And you feel good, Go home, God bless you. No, now,

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<v Speaker 2>why is all that happening? Because sin broke everything, including

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<v Speaker 2>your DNA. You know, I read this weekend in the newspaper.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a big article. It said, scientists have now

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<v Speaker 2>concluded that the the universe had a beginning and will

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<v Speaker 2>have an end. Duh. Actually, did you know that for

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<v Speaker 2>about one hundred and fifty years, we didn't believe that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, science is often wrong, and for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty years, scientists actually thought the universe was eternal,

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<v Speaker 2>that it had always existed, and that the universe will

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<v Speaker 2>always exist in the future. We now know, from Einstein's

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<v Speaker 2>theories and you know he equals MC squared and all

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<v Speaker 2>these other things, that the universe had a beginning and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll definitely have an end. Well, anybody reads the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>knows that I mean, they call it the big Bang.

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<v Speaker 2>But wherever you've got a big bang, you've got a

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<v Speaker 2>big banger. Okay, nobody, no scientist believes in spontaneous generation.

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<v Speaker 2>The stuff just happens out of nothing, that we're just

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<v Speaker 2>sitting here. In a million years, all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>the watch is going to show up. I mean, Sture

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<v Speaker 2>exploded that myth in eighteen sixty five and proved that

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<v Speaker 2>spontaneous generation does not happen. That things just don't happen

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<v Speaker 2>out of nothing. There is a cause behind that. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>in physics, this is called the law of entropy. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me show you a phrase. Here, an equation here on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen. Everybody's heard. It equals mc squared. You know

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<v Speaker 2>what this is. Delta S equals q slash t. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>q being heat heat absorbed in t being the temperature

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<v Speaker 2>of the surrounding. Any engineer note this is a very

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<v Speaker 2>famous equation. This is the second law of thermodynamics. It

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<v Speaker 2>is not a theory, It is a law. And the

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<v Speaker 2>second law of thermodynamics is the law of entropy that

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<v Speaker 2>explains that everything in the universe is irreversibly declaying, decaying

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<v Speaker 2>into disorder. That energy seeks its simplest state. It always does.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't get more complex energy. He always looks for

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<v Speaker 2>the simplest state. So that means matter is always degrading

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<v Speaker 2>and that energy is always dispersing. Chemicals do not naturally

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<v Speaker 2>become more complex. Chemicals, by their nature, tend to break

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<v Speaker 2>down into smaller and smaller elements. Energy, by its nature,

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<v Speaker 2>does not tend to become more complex. Energy, by its nature,

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<v Speaker 2>tends to fizzle out and seek its lowest. We know

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<v Speaker 2>that all of the stars are burning out. We know

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<v Speaker 2>that the sun is burning out. This is the law

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<v Speaker 2>of entropy, the second law of thermodynamics that things do

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<v Speaker 2>not improve, they are decaying. Things do not get more complex,

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<v Speaker 2>they get simpler. It is not a theory, it is

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<v Speaker 2>a law. Every physicist knows the law of the second

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<v Speaker 2>law of thermodynamics. Now there's one problem with it. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't believe in the law of thermodynamics and believe in evolution,

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<v Speaker 2>because evolution says the exact opposite. Evolution says that chemicals

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<v Speaker 2>naturally left on their own, will become more complex, and

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<v Speaker 2>that energy on its own will become more complex. When

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<v Speaker 2>everything in the universe says the exact opposite, energy is

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<v Speaker 2>declining matter is decaying. That's not a theory, that's a law.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the equation I just put on the descript and

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<v Speaker 2>every physicists know that. And so you really have to

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<v Speaker 2>live with a dual alignment to believe in the second

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<v Speaker 2>law of thermodynamics and be an evolutionist, because they do

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<v Speaker 2>not match. They are self contradictory. Now, I wish I

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<v Speaker 2>had time to get into that, but I won't. One

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<v Speaker 2>Corinthians fifteen twenty two says this, everyone dies because all

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<v Speaker 2>of us are related to Adam the first man. Now

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<v Speaker 2>that's the bad news. But actually there's some good news

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<v Speaker 2>in this. I'm glad I'm not going to live forever

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<v Speaker 2>on this planet, because to live on this planet, have

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<v Speaker 2>to live on this planet forever with rape and molestation

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<v Speaker 2>and corruption and sin and sorrow and sadness and grief

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<v Speaker 2>and power plays and people misusing each other and abusing

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<v Speaker 2>each other. That to me would be hell. And God

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want you to live forever on this planet. He

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<v Speaker 2>wants you to live forever, but he wants you to

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<v Speaker 2>live forever in a perfect place, not on a planet

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<v Speaker 2>that has been broken by sin. If you lived here,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to have sorrow and sadness the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>your life and disappointment. So he says, yeah, I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to live forever. I just don't want you to

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<v Speaker 2>living on that place forever. I want you to live

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<v Speaker 2>with me in heaven forever. Here's what the Bible says.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the good news one Corinthians fifteen. On the screen.

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<v Speaker 2>Our earthly bodies, which die and decay, are different from

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<v Speaker 2>the bodies will have in heaven, but they'll never die now.

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<v Speaker 2>The bodies we have now embarrass us. For some of us,

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<v Speaker 2>we're very embarrassed by the bodies we have now, for

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<v Speaker 2>they become sick and they die, but they will be

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<v Speaker 2>full of glory when we come back to life again. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>they're weak dying bodies now, but when we live again,

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<v Speaker 2>they will be full of strength. That's the good news.

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<v Speaker 2>Number three. The third damage. There's natural disasters and deformities,

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<v Speaker 2>physical decay and death. The third damage is the area

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<v Speaker 2>of your emotions and sin causes emotional distress and disappointment.

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<v Speaker 2>Emotional distress and disappointment. Solomon writes a lot about this

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<v Speaker 2>in Ecclesiastes, said, you know, I tried everything, nothing worked.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all meaningless it's all one big disappointment. Ecclesiastes one,

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen and fifteen. Everything under the sun is meaningless. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a big disappointment. It's unfulfilling, like chasing the wind. What

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<v Speaker 2>is wrong cannot be righted, and what is missing cannot

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<v Speaker 2>be recovered. What is he saying in this verse? He's

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<v Speaker 2>saying that as a human being, it seems a little

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<v Speaker 2>pointless because I cannot change the path, and I cannot

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<v Speaker 2>control the future. What's past is past. All the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that I've done that was wrong, I can't undo it.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't unscramble an egg. All the stuff that was

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<v Speaker 2>done wrong to me, I can undo that. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>unscramble an egg. It's pointless. Can't change the past, and

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot control the future. You cannot control the things

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<v Speaker 2>that are going to happen to you. There's going to

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<v Speaker 2>happen a lot that's going to happen to you in

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<v Speaker 2>your life that you have zero control over. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>most of the important things in your life you had

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<v Speaker 2>no control over, like where you would be born, who

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<v Speaker 2>you were born to, what your natural gifts were, where

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<v Speaker 2>you live, you know where you were born to live,

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<v Speaker 2>when you were born where you're gonna when you die.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't know all of that. Those are things that

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<v Speaker 2>are out of your control. And God is saying to you,

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<v Speaker 2>you could control some things, but you can't control most

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<v Speaker 2>of the things in your life. And he says that

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<v Speaker 2>the world cannot be fixed by human effort alone. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>can we go out and do good in the world? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Should we? Yes? Should we relieve pain? Of course, that's

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<v Speaker 2>why we do the peace Plan. But when we send

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<v Speaker 2>people out on peace plants like to relief, like when

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<v Speaker 2>we do relief in the tsunami or the katrina, or

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<v Speaker 2>the Pakistan earthquake or Japan earthquake, we send people to

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<v Speaker 2>that now Norway, all these different disasters and things. We

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<v Speaker 2>often send them in t shirts that says we came

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<v Speaker 2>to serve, not to solve, because we can't solve all

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<v Speaker 2>the world's problems. It's irreparably broken. What we do is

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<v Speaker 2>go to relieve hurt, to heal people, to help them

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<v Speaker 2>make it through. But we're not kidding ourselves. We're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to bring the Kingdom in on earth. This is

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<v Speaker 2>not Heaven. Heaven is there and we are here, and

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<v Speaker 2>our ultimate job is to get people into the perfect place.

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<v Speaker 2>Not try to make the world a perfect place. Relieve pain, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>make it better, yes, expect it to be perfect. No,

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<v Speaker 2>because he said it can't be done. It isn't going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen. And the damage is too deep for repair. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>because that damage is so deep, you get stressed out.

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<v Speaker 2>You have been to concerts like that, you have been

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<v Speaker 2>says in job they are distressed because they've been confident,

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<v Speaker 2>but when they arrived only to be disappointed. And you

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<v Speaker 2>felt that the anticipation of Christmas is always better than Christmas. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's it nowhere presence, It's just that way. You plan

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<v Speaker 2>We always overestimate how happy it's going to make us.

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<v Speaker 2>If I could just get that car, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>but then after a while you're not happy anymore. You

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<v Speaker 2>know why, because people change and thinks don't. Things don't change,

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<v Speaker 2>so we get bored with them. That's why you have

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<v Speaker 2>to do a thing called redecoration, because you get bored

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<v Speaker 2>and pretty soon you're disappointed with that which you thought

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I just wonder. I'm not going to ask

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<v Speaker 2>you to raise your hands. How many unrealistically thought that

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<v Speaker 2>if when you got married, it was going to make

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<v Speaker 2>you supremely happy for the rest of your life. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you think, man, if I could just get married,

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<v Speaker 2>I will really, really, really be happy. You just need

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to somebody who's married. Okay. Now, when you

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<v Speaker 2>expect your wife or your husband to meet needs that

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<v Speaker 2>only God can meet in your life, you're not only

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<v Speaker 2>for you to expect your husband to meet all your needs.

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<v Speaker 2>He can't. It's not fair for you to expect your

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<v Speaker 2>that only God can meet, and you're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>you're a girlfriend or anybody else. The truth is, if

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<v Speaker 2>in our lives. But if the truth were known, we're

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<v Speaker 2>think i'd still be struggling with these particular sins. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought by this point in life, i'd be a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more financially secure. I thought by this point in life,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd have my career on track. I thought by this

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<v Speaker 2>point in life we'd have kids. I thought by this

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<v Speaker 2>you're actually disappointed in yourself. Why? Because this is not heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything on the planet is broken, nothing works perfectly.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We're so happy

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<v Speaker 1>you've chosen to study along with us today. Here's Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick with a letter from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody today, I want to share a letter from Edam,

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<v Speaker 2>a listener from Canada who talks about the impact Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope has had in his life. I love these stories,

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<v Speaker 2>he writes. The Daily Hope ministry has helped me greatly

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<v Speaker 2>in shifting the lens through which I see life. I

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<v Speaker 2>know now that I was created for God to fulfill

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<v Speaker 2>his purpose. I understand that every trial or every situation

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<v Speaker 2>I face in life is a test of my character

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<v Speaker 2>and is preparing me for Heaven. I started listening to

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<v Speaker 2>the Daily Hope at the time when I was confused

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<v Speaker 2>about my existence. This was when times were bad and

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have a job. I always thought a profession

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<v Speaker 2>Even though I landed a great job, I understand that

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't define who I am or my purpose. I

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<v Speaker 2>was created by God and for God, and I want

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<v Speaker 2>to surrender fully to his will. So I want to

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<v Speaker 2>say thanks to you and to the entire Daily Hope

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<v Speaker 2>What an incredible testimony of how God's working through Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope to bring about strong sense of purpose in people's lives.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you everybody for your ongoing support and your

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<v Speaker 2>faithful prayers. More lives like Ittoms will be changed in

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